Barstow hasn't had much luck against Granite Hills recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Barstow Aztecs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Granite Hills Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Barstow's last five contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Barstow will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Silverado, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Barstow never let Silverado onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Friday. The Aztecs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Cash Martinez, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Granite Hills entered their tilt with Miller on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 4-1 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Rebels are ranked 405th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Granite Hills is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-1-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 32 goals over those 12 games. As for Barstow, their win bumped their record up to 11-6-2.
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